Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Franklin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Franklin and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Franklin
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Franklin:
- 32.455092, -85.806648
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Franklin
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Franklin is near Tallapoosa County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- eBird sighting report for Elmore County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Franklin ...
We found 86 communities that share the name Franklin.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Franklin.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another 81 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 81 communities, 79 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Franklin, we know of four communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Los Angeles County].
- Napa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [Napa County].
- Sacramento County
- This Franklin is located in Sacramento County and lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Franklin.
- San Joaquin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Franklin [San Joaquin County].
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Ada County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Franklin [Ada County].
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Franklin is located in Johnson County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Franklin.
- Wayne County
- This Franklin is located in Wayne County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km] to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Franklin.
- Iowa
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Jasper County].
- Lee County
- This Franklin is located in Lee County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Franklin.
- Pottawattamie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Franklin [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Franklin is located in Crawford County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Franklin.
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Franklin [Douglas County].
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Franklin is located in Clark County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Franklin.
- Simpson County
- This Franklin is located in Simpson County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Franklin.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Franklin lies 1,417 miles [2,280.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Franklin is located in Allegany County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Franklin.
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Franklin [Baltimore City].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Houghton County].
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Franklin [Kent County].
- Oakland County
- This Franklin is located in Oakland County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of Franklin.
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- This Franklin is located in Renville County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Franklin.
- Saint Louis County
- This Franklin is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km] to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Franklin.
- Mississippi
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<1> to the west of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Holmes County
- This Franklin is located in Holmes County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the west of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Franklin.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Custer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Franklin [Custer County].
- Golden Valley County
- This Franklin is located in Golden Valley County and lies 1,567 miles [2,521.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Golden Valley County community of Franklin.
- Nebraska
- Franklin County
- This Franklin is located in Franklin County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Franklin.
- Richardson County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richardson County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richardson County community of Franklin.
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Essex County
- This Franklin is located in Essex County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Franklin.
- Hunterdon County
- This Franklin is located in Hunterdon County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Franklin.
- Morris County
- This Franklin is located in Morris County and lies 852 miles [1,371.2 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Franklin.
- Sussex County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Franklin [Sussex County].
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- This Franklin is located in Macon County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Franklin.
- Rowan County
- This Franklin is located in Rowan County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Franklin.
- Surry County
- This Franklin is located in Surry County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Franklin.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Belmont County].
- Coshocton County
- This Franklin is located in Coshocton County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coshocton County community of Franklin.
- Ross County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Franklin [Ross County].
- Warren County
- This Franklin is located in Warren County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Franklin.
- Williams County
- This Franklin is located in Williams County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km] to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Franklin.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Cambria County
- This Franklin is located in Cambria County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Franklin.
- Chester County
- This Franklin is located in Chester County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chester County community of Franklin.
- Lehigh County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Franklin [Lehigh County].
- Venango County
- This Franklin is located in Venango County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Franklin.
- Westmoreland County
- This Franklin is located in Westmoreland County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Franklin.
- Quebec
- This Franklin lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Liberty County
- This Franklin is located in Liberty County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Franklin.
- Robertson County
- This Franklin is located in Robertson County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km] to the west of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Franklin.
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Franklin is located in Albemarle County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Franklin.
- Fairfax County
- This Franklin is located in Fairfax County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Franklin.
- Franklin City
- This Franklin is located in Franklin City and lies 582 miles [936.6 km] to the east northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin City community of Franklin.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Brooke County
- This Franklin is located in Brooke County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Franklin.
- Marshall County
- This Franklin is located in Marshall County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the north northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Franklin.
- Pendleton County
- This Franklin is located in Pendleton County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km] to the northeast of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Franklin.
- Wisconsin
- Jackson County
- This Franklin is located in Jackson County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Franklin.
- Milwaukee County
- This Franklin is located in Milwaukee County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km] to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of Franklin.
- Sheboygan County
- This Franklin is located in Sheboygan County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the north of the Franklin that is located in Macon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Franklin.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Argentina
- Distance: 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km]<1> to the south southeast
- Australia
- - Tasmania
- Distance: 9,504 miles [15,295.2 km]<1> to the west southwest
- - Australian Capital Territory
- Distance: 9,312 miles [14,986.2 km] to the west southwest
- South Africa
- Distance: 8,670 miles [13,953 km]<1> to the east southeast
- Argentina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Franklin ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Buckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Butts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Mill
- Butts Mill is located in Elmore County
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Elmore County
- Golddust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hardaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Jordanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Jordanville is located in Elmore County
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
- Reeltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Shorter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
- Shorter is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <5>
How Far From Franklin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Franklin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Franklin and extending to:
- Tuskegee, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Franklin to Montgomery, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Franklin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Franklin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4551, Longitude: -85.8066 In this case, the coordinates for Franklin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Franklin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Franklin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.018 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.379 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.131 degrees. |